For Tinder users, telling someone you are not interested is as easy as swiping left on their profile.

While this should put a stop to any future contact, some disgruntled rejects who are unwilling to take 'no' for an answer have taken to tracking down their would-be matches on Instagram and messaging them there instead.

This trend, dubbed 'Tindstagramming' in a recent Select All article, has seen dozens of Tinder users, mainly women, being forced to contend with unwanted messages from persistent men who they have already turned down.

Tinder rejects are tracking down and messaging their would-be matches on Instagram. File image

Persistent: Women have shared examples of so-called 'Tindstagramming' on Twitter

Abuse: Some singletons use the messages as an opportunity to harass their would-be match

Dater Indigo Rancourt told the publication she receives one of these messages on an almost daily basis. 'The first time it happened, I was honestly shocked,' she said.

'I didn’t think this actually happened — that people honest to god thought DM-sliding from Tinder was gonna be the way to, what, get laid? Fall in love?